Tunneling : the State of the Industry

Details

• Creators:
  Mayo, R. S. ; Barrett, J. E. ; Jenny, R. J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Decision making
  • Deployment
  • Development
  • Industries
  • Research
  • Technology
  • Tunneling
  • State of the art reports
  • Underground construction
  • Business aspects of tunneling
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-OST-76-29
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report: Jul 1975 - May 1976
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Abstract:
  Tunneling is examined as an industry. The demand for its services, the makeup of the industry, some history and its problems and prospects, are analyzed. Industry participants are listed: owners, engineer firms, tunnel builders and specialized suppliers. How business is obtained, an estimate prepared, and a project conducted are described. Decision making and risk management with private, public and multi-industry tunnel building firms, is described and analyzed. Manpower, technology and research and development needs are reviewed. The report covers transport, water and sewer tunnels, with emphasis on rapid transit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1091
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11534/dot_11534_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.18 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:50903f0987cd4264ca1101af47e0f4b6e44b2f259e6ddc36129d24a0e7fa423f